Darren Elkins will lock horns with Chas Skelly in a featherweight bout at UFC 197 on March 5.
Promotion officials announced the matchup on Tuesday. UFC 197 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a lightweight championship clash pitting Rafael dos Anjos against Conor McGregor. In the co-main event, Holly Holm defends the bantamweight strap against Miesha Tate.
A 13-time Octagon veteran, Elkins has alternated wins and losses in his last six appearances. The 31-year-old Indiana native took a unanimous decision over Robert Whiteford in his last outing at UFC Fight Night “Holohan vs.